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    3rd-party batteries - good or bad?

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by stuuf, Dec 7, 2008.

  1. stuuf

    stuuf Newbie

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    I'm looking for a new battery for my VGN-FE660 and have found several companies selling BPL2C-compatible battery packs for between $50 and $150, so these seem like a good deal compared to the $250-$300 for the "official" Sony batteries. I haven't been able to find much information about the quality and compatibility of these batteries, except for a post from a couple years ago about software that rejects non-Sony batteries (which doesn't matter for Linux). Does anyone have experience/recommendations for these batteries?
     
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  2. dhfriedman

    dhfriedman Notebook Enthusiast

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    ill say with my old laptop (an hp) the ebay battery gave about half the charge time i got from the HP battery when it was new and i may have contributed to the laptop's ultimate demise (electrical problems abound). be weary and remember you get what you pay for.
     
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